Never Deploy on a Friday

Mark made a big pricing decision

If you’re going to build an app that relies on user data, be prepared to make up a bunch of it so Apple can test your code. Changelog * You can now access your tickets in the app * Built the app successfully for iOS * Fixed an error setting monthly specs * Made a big pricing decision Backlog * Creating test data for the app Bottlenecks * Generating all the boilerplate docs like terms and privacy policies 1up * Xcode Cloud is new! Let’s take this offline * You can find me on TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@jointheflurry], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jointheflurry], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/jointheflurry.bsky.social] * If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com [http://jointheflurry.com] * You’re doing great; see you next week

Passwordless login – love it or hate it?

If you’re going to give up caffeine, go full cold turkey for 3 days and then brush it off. Changelog * You can now book tickets in the app * It runs on my iPhone * The web app is now deployed to DigitalOcean! Backlog * Reworking authentication to go passwordless * Adding tickets and checking-in to the app Bottlenecks * Mark's need to find other sources of income 1up * Shout out to Elena from Skipping Down the Canal [https://www.tiktok.com/@skippingdownthecanal] Let’s take this offline * You can find me on TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@jointheflurry], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jointheflurry], and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/jointheflurry.bsky.social] * If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com [http://jointheflurry.com] * You’re doing great; see you next week

Flurry wants to be an app

If you’re going to read a book on positioning,  do so before you do a bunch of heavy development. Change log * Added an occurrence-detail view * Adds a similar view for past dates * Improved positioning of Save buttons * Added an API for event listings (more on that soon) Backlog * Putting a full list together Bottlenecks * Apple Developer account Wildcard * Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get it, Buy it, Love it [https://amzn.eu/d/8V2wRu8], by April Dunford Let’s take this offline * You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadman * If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com [http://jointheflurry.com] * You’re doing great; see you next week

Nudging a user when they've strayed off the path

Don’t try and debug code when you’re already late for an appointment. It just leads to chasing your tail. The changelog * Added user onboarding * The new workflow system is live * Preflight event checklists are now a thing * Mark recorded a blasphemous TikTok pilot The backlog * Figuring out what’s next in the user flow * Auto-emailing checklist items that have immediate requirements * Adding a Publish button and state to events and pages Bottlenecks Marketing has been a big concern – I’m not getting a second mortgage The 1up Friends to bounce video ideas off Let’s take this offline * You can find me on the Internet @hellosteadman * If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com [http://jointheflurry.com]

Mark still builds web apps like it's 2005

When it comes to WYSIWYG, you can probably ship a lot less code than you think. And Bleach [https://pypi.org/project/bleach/] is better than Markdown. The changelog * The checkout modal is done * Got the content block editor working * Frontend pages are atomic and sexy The backlog Mark wants to add calendar attachments to ticket emails. Bottlenecks Mark is nervous about how I implement workflows 1up JSON Schema [https://json-schema.org] is very cool  Let’s take this offline * You can find Mark on the Internet @hellosteadman * If you want to check out Flurry when it launches, go to jointheflurry.com [http://jointheflurry.com/]